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Effects of Short Peptides on Lymphocyte Chromatin in Senile Subjects

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Effects of synthetic short peptides (Vilon, Epithalon, Livagen, Prostamax, and Cortagen) on activity of ribosome genes, parameters of common heterochromatin melting, polymorphism of structural heterochromatin (C segments) of chromosomes 1, 9, and 16, and variability of facultative heterochromatin were studied in leukocytes of subjects aged 75-88 years. All the studied peptides induced activation of ribosome genes, decondensation of densely packed chromatin fibrils, and release of genes repressed as a result of age-specific condensation of the cellular euchromatin regions (deheterochromatinization of facultative chromatin). Treatment with Epithalon, Livagen, and Prostamax led to decondensation of chromosome 1 pericentromeric structural chromatin, while Epithalon and Livagen treatment led to changes in chromosome 9 as well. Hence, short peptides activate heterochromatin and heterochromatinized regions of cell chromosomes in senile subjects.

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    V. Kh. Khavinson, T. A. Lezhava & V. V. Malinin

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Khavinson, V.K., Lezhava, T.A. & Malinin, V.V. Effects of Short Peptides on Lymphocyte Chromatin in Senile Subjects. Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine 137, 78–81 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BEBM.0000024393.40560.05

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